A Disastrous Little Fire

The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Schaller are sympathizing with them in their loss by fire od Tnesday evening, of their cosej home over tbe bookstore at 19 E. Washington st. Mr. and Mrs. Sohaller were out spending the evening and cannot teil vhat oaused the fire, which evidently started in a clothes' press. It had been bursing for several hours when disoovered about 10:15 o'clock and was then extinguisbed with great difficnlty, only to breakont afresh abont 3 o'clock next niorning. The loss on furnitnre and clothing was large, nothing being left Mr. and Mrs. Scballer to wear escept the clothes tbey had on. Many presents given theru at their wedding were also destroyed, which cannot be replaced, and the furnitnre is badly wreoked. On all this there was no insuranoe. Several hnndred dollars' damage was done to the stock of books, wall paper, etc, by water, which is covered by insurance. Tbe building was also damaged abont $400 worth.